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Iraq: Maysan farmers struggle to survive as drought worsens
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Shafaq News
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2025-10-22T15:50:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Maysan The agricultural sector in Maysan province, southeastern Iraq, is nearing collapse as prolonged drought and water scarcity leave thousands of farmers and buffalo...
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Iraq, Italy launch business council to expand $5B trade exchange
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Shafaq News
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2025-10-22T10:38:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad (Updated at 16:33) Trade volume between Iraq and Italy has reached nearly $5 billion, an Iraqi official announced on Wednesday, describing the figure as below...
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Prof. Ivaylo Gruev on a time when illusions are sacred and truth is heresy
Convulsions Before Multipolarity — a Time When Illusions Are Sacred and Truth Is Heresy is the title of a new book that will be officially presented in early November in Sofia. It explores the agony of a unipolar world, an era of geopolitical...
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Iraq and Syria seize drugs in joint operation against smuggling networks
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The National News
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Iraqi and Syrian security forces have seized 370kg of drugs in a joint operation in Syria to crack down on smuggling networks, Iraqi authorities said on Wednesday. The General Directorate of Narcotics Control at the Ministry of Interior said...
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Better contracts lure US oil majors back to Iraq
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Zawya
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US oil majors are flocking back to Iraq just months after they decided to quit the OPEC producer and gave way to a swarm of Chinese companies. Chinese oil developers now dominate Iraq’s oil industry after several of them were awarded mega projects...
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Trump announces tit-for-tat nuclear testing ‘immediately,’ insisting he has ‘no choice’
TRUMP: ‘I HATED TO DO IT’: President Donald Trump had a thought yesterday and, as is his wont, immediately shared it on his social media platform, prompting some confusion about exactly what he meant. But he’s the president, so it definitely meant...
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Iraqi PM and US Secretary of State discuss trade, security in call
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have conducted a telephone discussion addressing American commercial interests in Iraq and pressing regional security matters. According to State Department...
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AST SpaceMobile wins Saudi partner for MENA
AST SpaceMobile has added Saudi Arabian telco STC Group as its partner for “Space-based Telecom services” over the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) regions. stc (the former Saudi Telecom Company) will pay $175 million (€150.5m) to secure a...
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Crushed by punishing US sanctions, Lukoil sells its international business
Moscow Reuters — Lukoil said Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia’s second-largest oil company is seeking to sell after Washington imposed sanctions on it last week. The...
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Hedges Report: Construction of the Surveillance State
Whitney Webb on how mass surveillance and the military industrial complex are beginning to coalesce in unprecedented ways under the Trump Administration. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report The descent into a new, mutated and...
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An 82nd Airborne pilot took his final flight two years after Iraq drone attack
Before the injury, Lorna Illerbrunn said her husband would have simply wanted a retirement at a hangar, surrounded by Army helicopters, good friends, sandwiches from Jimmy John’s, and cold Miller Lite. Lorna Illerbrunn made sure all that was there...
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Terms of Surrender: The Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice in Palestine
In the wake of two years of the globally broadcast extermination of the people of Palestine, three distinct tracks of international response have emerged. One is grounded in justice, international law, human rights, and accountability. Two others...
Owner: Institute For Policy Studies
The Future of US-Russian Arms Control After New Start
The last remaining arms control treaty between Russia and the US, New Start, is set to expire in February 2026. Without a new agreement to take its place, the US and Russia are likely to engage in a new nuclear arms race, raising risk of a nuclear...
Owner: Raja W. Sidawi
US prioritizes trade and stability in Iraq under Trump strategy
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Shafaq News
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2025-10-24T17:20:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington The US State Department (DoS) said Friday that President Donald Trump’s Iraq strategy prioritizes “commerce over conflict,” focusing on expanding private-sector...
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KROHNE Joins Iraq Petroleum & Infrastructure Week 2025 As Gold Sponsor
KROHNE is proud to join IPIW 2025 as a Gold Sponsor Under the patronage of H.E. the Prime Minister of Iraq and with the support of H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs – Minister of Oil, KROHNE is proud to announce its participation...
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Energy cooperation: Baghdad clinches gas MoU with Ashgabat
2025-10-21T18:16:45+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq and Turkmenistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to expand energy cooperation, including natural gas imports, as part of the country’s...
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Rahm Emanuel … For President?
The laws of political journalism dictate that any profile of Rahm Emanuel—who is all but declaring a 2028 presidential run—must crackle with Rahm Anecdotes that capture the propulsive, relentless behavior of a man who’s slugged his way through the...
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Iraq delivers +100k barrels of oil to Jordan within 9 days
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Shafaq News
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2025-10-21T16:54:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad / Amman Iraq, OPEC's second-largest exporter, delivered 117,180 barrels of crude oil to Jordan between October 11 and 19, the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral...
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Iraq's Kirkuk: +25 workers casualties due to poor safety standards
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Shafaq News
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2025-10-21T16:20:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Kirkuk Workplace accidents in Kirkuk have killed or injured at least 25 workers since the start of 2025, mostly during construction projects, medical sources reported to...
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Iraq's agricultural heartland slowly succumbs to collapse
Once the cradle of early agriculture, Iraq risks losing its fertile lands to desertification driven by climate change, upstream dams, and poor water management. This accelerating loss highlights the need for urgent action if Iraq is to avoid...
Owner: Maayed Ahmed Saleem Dib & Mohammad Muhddin Suleiman Almasri